by Dr. Mozelle Martin | Sep 25, 2025 | CPTSD, CPTSD Research, Family Disease, Generational Trauma, Mental Health Awareness, Mindfulness, Parenting With Trauma, Recovery, Relationships, Spirituality, War & Combat Trauma
There is a stubborn belief, especially in pull-yourself-up cultures, that if something did not happen directly to you, it should not affect you. People want to assume trauma stops with the person who first lived it. That is not how trauma works. Not biologically. Not...
by Natalie Rose | Jul 16, 2024 | CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Guilt, Healing from Toxic Shame, Post Traumatic Growth, Religion and Trauma, Spirituality
As a trauma survivor with nowhere to turn, I did what so many desperate and lonely do: I sought Jesus. Having grown up in Texas, Christianity was the only belief system I knew, so I found the dusty Bible in the back of my closet and opened it. I was soon filled with...
by Sylvie Rouhani | Sep 19, 2023 | Anxiety, CPTSD, Emotional Flashbacks, Generational Trauma, Guest Contributor, Healing from Toxic Shame, Mental Health Advocacy, Spirituality, Symptoms of CPTSD
TRIGGER WARNING: Topics in this article include childhood sexual abuse and may be sensitive to readers. At the beginning of July, I received a package: copies of my book and promotional material. I danced around my flat, my heart racing with excitement and...
by Jeff Spiteri | Feb 9, 2023 | Mental Health Advocacy, Pain, Self Care, Spirituality, Trauma, Treatment, Treatment for CPTSD
When I discuss Trauma treatments with people whether it be for PTSD or CPTSD I often hear a range of modalities from classical talk therapies like CBT and DBT to Somatic Experiencing, neuro hacks like EMDR and TRE, to cutting-edge research on psychedelics but rarely...
by Jeff Spiteri | Jan 24, 2023 | Guest Contributor, Hope, Listening, Mindfulness, Self Care, Self-Acceptance, Spirituality
There I was stuck on a boat on the river Thames in a far western area of London. I flew from Denmark with only a couple hundred Euro in my pocket and the opportunity to work with a youth organization. I had arranged a volunteering position on this houseboat...
by Rebekah Brown | Jul 21, 2022 | Abandonment and CPTSD, Attachment Trauma, Boundaries, Codependency, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Emotional Wellness, Self-Acceptance, Sexual Abuse, Spirituality, Trauma
Survivors have been damaged by relationships and relationships are the pathway toward healing. What a terrible statement. The thing that did us so much harm is the thing we must have in order to get well. This is the dilemma for a survivor of trauma. In addition,...
